Hamworthy Rec Res welcomed Hamworthy Utd Res to the Meyson Properties Stadium for our first game of 2026 in the Hamworthy Derby.

Both teams came out of the traps trying to get the first goal, but it was the home side that broke the deadlock on 10mins, Rec had the ball in and around the Utd penalty area, Bryce had a shot which the GK saved, the ball bounced back out to Bryce at a tight angle, he delivered the ball into the box and into the goal off the cross bar and in, there was a defender on the line who could only manage to header the ball into the roof of the net, 1-0.

The first half played out with both sides looking to get in behind the other, Rec looking to extend their lead and Utd looking to level the score before the break but both defences/GKs prevented this.

HT 1-0

The second half started with the visitors looking immediately to get the scores level, pressing high to win the ball back in the Rec half and this paid off in the 61st min, the ball was crossed in from the wide area and headed home by Charlie Shears, 1-1.

This spurred the home side on, the passing got sharper and the balls played into the forwards paid off, in the 68th min the ball was played into Sergii Ismail, he showed great strength to hold the defender off with his back to goal, he pivoted and drilled the shot from an angle past the GK from 10 yard and into the bottom corner to give Rec the lead once again, 2-1.

The front 2 for Rec had been a handful all game, even though it was thei first game together, linking up well, this led to Rec’s 3rd goal,  Sergii pressured the defender who headed the ball goalwards, Bryce reacted, got in behind the defenders and smashed the ball past the GK in to the bottom left corner, a brace for Bruce!! 3-1.

With the game edging towards the final whistle Utd kept their foot on the pedal still looking to get another goal and in the 85th min they got it to set up a tense finish, the ball got played into the Rec penalty area and was stabbed home by Kieran Gooding, 3-2.

The last 5 mins and stoppage seemed like a lifetime but eventually the final whistle came, and Rec secured the 3 points in a hard fought, fair, Derby match.

FT 3-2

Goal Scores

Hamworthy Recreation – Bryce Banfield x2, Sergii Ismail

Hamworthy United – Charlie Shears, Kieran Gooding